Holder for tumblers



June 12, 1956 Filed April 26, 1954 L. R. FABRO HOLDER FOR TUMBLERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 L esfer R Fab/0 INVENTOR.

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June 12,- 1956 R FABRO 2,749,727

HOLDER FOR TUMBLERS Filed April 26, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Lester R. Fabro INVENTOR.

BY MM 8 M25 United States Patent Oflice HOLDER FOR TUMBLERS Lester R. Fabro, Ashland, Wis.

Application April 26, 1954, Serial No. 425,681

2 Claims. (Cl. 65-13) This invention relates generally to apparatus for gripping and holding a tumbler and has for its primary object the provision of an improved form of tumbler holder which will be amusing to a child and which will be generally beneficial in capturing the childs imagination during meals.

An important object of this invention is to provide an improved form of tumbler holder which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and which is otherwise well adapted for the purposes intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken substantially along the plane of section line 22 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the invention similar to Figure 1 but showing the lid in the open position;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially along the plane of section line 44 in Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clamp band; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the lid.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 1-3, reference numeral 10 indicates a tumbler or mug which may be provided with an annular rim portion 12, although it is to be understood that the hereinafter described invention is equally well adapted for use with any conventional tumbler. However, to prevent accidental displacement of a tumbler from the holder, it is preferred that the holder be utilized in conjunction with a receptacle having a rim 12 or some such projection equivalent thereto.

The holder consists essentially of a clamping band indicated generally by the reference character 14, as will be seen in Figure 5, which includes the arcuate arm portions 16 and 18 which embrace about and frictionally engage the tumbler 10 and upon the upper edges of which the rim 12 is adapted to rest. The band also includes an integral depending stabilizer strap portion 20 which is of arcuate configuration in crosssection and which is adapted to engage the outside of the tumbler 10 and extend from the clamping band to the region of the bottom of the tumbler. As will be seen most clearly in Figure 4, it is preferred that the stabilizer strap 20 is initially deformed in such a manner as to conform with the natural contour and shape of a tumbler with which the holder is associated so that a snug engagement is had between the stabilizer strap and the tumbler.

The portion of the clamping band 14 which is common to the arms 16 and 18 as well as the stabilizer strap 20 is provided with an aperture 22 and a pair of projecting lugs 24 and 26 disposed on opposite sides of the aperture for a purpose which will be presently apparent. A handle assembly, indicated generally by the reference character 28, is provided with a concave face at its forward end which is provided with a pair of spaced recesses and a threaded bore therebetween, the former of which receive the lugs 24 and 26, and the latter of which is in alignment with the aperture 22 in the clamping band. In this manner, a fastening element 30 projects through the aperture 22 into the threaded bore in the handle assembly to secure the clamping band to the handle assembly, as will be readily apparent.

The handle assembly is in the form of a portion of a pistol or revolver, less the barrel thereof, and is preferably formed of plastic or other suitable inexpensive material. The handle assembly includes the pistol grip portion 32 as well as the magazine and trigger assembly portion 34 and the trigger guard member 36. It is preferred that the handle assembly be provided with a hollow interior to reduce the weight and cost of the same to a practical minimum, and it is to be noted that the handle assembly is provided with upper and lower elongated slots 38 and 40 through which opposite ends of the trigger 42 project. The trigger 42 is mounted at an intermediate portion thereon on the transverse pivot pin 44 secured to the handle assembly such that the lower end 46 of the trigger projects into the neighborhood of the trigger guard 36, and the upper end 48 thereof projects upwardly and outwardly through the elongated slot 38.

An upstanding pivot pin 50 is rigidly secured adjacent the forward end of the handle assembly 28 and a discoidal lid member 52 provided with an aperture 54 adjacent its periphery is pivotally received on this pin 50, the upper end of which is headed, or enlarged, as at 56, to retain the lid in place on the handle assembly. The lid is also provided with a radial car 58 having an aperture 60 therein which receives one hooked end of an actuating rod 62 therein, the opposite end of the actuating rod being also hooked but received in a notch 64 in the upper end 48 of the trigger. In this manner, it will be readily apparent that manipulation of the trigger 42 will effect pivotal motion of the lid 52 about the pin 50 to swing between a position overlying the clamp band 14 or in covering relation to the tumbler 10 and a position such as that shown in Figure 3 partially uncovering the tumbler to permit drinking therefrom. A suitable spring 66 is connected at its opposite ends to the handle assembly and the trigger, respectively, to urge the latter to the position shown in Figure 2 which will consequently urge the lid 52 to the closed or covering position, as shown in Figure 1. To maintain this position of the lid, a depending peripheral flange 68 is provided on the lid and extends partially therearound to act as a stop member for the lid in the closed position thereof.

It is to be appreciated that the clamp band need not necessarily be formed with separate arm members 16 and 18, may be provided in the manner of a continuous ring whose internal diameter is less than the larger end diameter of an associated tumbler.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A holder for a tumbler comprising a resilient band Patented June 12, 1956 1 adapted to grip the rim of a tumbler, a hollow pistol grip handle secured to said band, a generally circular lid overlying said band and pivoted at one edge on said handle for swinging edgewise to uncover a tumbler, a vertical trigger extending through said handle and pivoted therein with an upper end extending above the handle, a horizontal rod. pivoted at one, end. to, the upper end 015' the trigger with its. other end. pivoted to: said lid QGCfiH'r tri'cally of, the pivot of. the. lid,.wher eby operation. of. said trigger, will swing said. lid, and a spring inside said ham dle, connected thereto. and to said trigger to tension said trigger against operation.

A. holder as incl'aim 1,. and an arcuate rim flange onsaid lid, engageable with said band to prevent swinging of the lid in, One. direction.

UNIIED- STATES.- PATENTS Drake Aug. 18, Hirschell Oct. 21, Brugel Aug. 6, Bricker Sept. 22, Pick Dec. 2, Burdett June 9, Weeks June 23, Edey Oct. 12, Bretney- May 8, V'rana Mar. 23, Stafiarck Nov. 9,

FOREIGN Great Britain Apr. 5, 

